Utah Jazz want to be like team they just beat

PHOENIX — The Utah Jazz's victory over the San Antonio Spurs was a prime example of how this team continues to evolve, grow and improve as the season unfolds.

"It is a good spot for us to be in at this portion of the season," Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin said. "It can carry forward and be a run that you get that you look back on at the end of the year and say, 'Well, this is where things started to turn for us.' "

The coach does like how things are shaping up — from the play of his starters to the bench production and from his players actions on the court to behind the scenes.

"I think we're right on schedule here. You can't make chemistry. It has to create itself and it's a process of doing that," Corbin said. "We're getting better. The chemistry's getting better. The feel in the locker room is getting better."

Corbin is encouraged that the feeling-out process — inevitable with new additions and ever-changing roles — is churning out positive results in December.

"It's amazing how good … this group is with each other," he said. "The more success we have, the more battles we go through and compete in together, they grow closer together, so it's great to see it happen."

It's especially great when it all comes together on a national stage against the Spurs like it did on ESPN late Wednesday night.

But where did it rank in Corbin's wins list?

"I'm so inundated in the next one," Corbin said, unable to come up with examples of comparable victories. "I'm thinking of Phoenix."

Fair enough.

With San Antonio in the rearview mirror, this matchup with the Suns is the most important game of the season.

One game at a time is, no doubt, a Spursesque mantra the Jazz wouldn't mind adopting.

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Golden State tanked last year, and their pick was number 7 overall. The Jazz
making the playoffs had nothing to do with Golden States draft pick. It was top
7 protected. So as long as it was top 7, we didnt get it.By making the
playoffs we lost
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10:23 a.m. Dec. 14, 2012

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Americanvet

Ivins, UT

This doesn't have anything to do with this article but something that has
been on my mind recently is the big difference in thr Golden State Warriors this
year. As you will recall we still have rights to their first round draft pick.
If the Jazz
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8:49 a.m. Dec. 14, 2012

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Americanvet

Ivins, UT

Golden States lottery pick last year by the way turned out to be Harrison Barnes
who plays small forward for the Warriors. The Jazz picked up Marvin Williams in
the off season and now starts at small forward. Both players average a little
over 20
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Jody is a sports writer who covers the Utah Jazz for the Deseret News (yeah, rough life). He also writes about his fitness/health journey and triathlon exploits in his "Losing It!" column. He has been with the paper since more ..